Admittedly as I write this post I am coming from a less than optimal time in my life. Also throughout my life I have been known to daydream or wish for things to be somewhat closer to perfect than they actually are as an escape during difficult times. 352 more words

The book written as an imaginary world of a lost mind, brings subtly in discussion recurrent themes of violence, humans careless for their surroundings, lack of tolerance and of reality anchors. 77 more words

My book, Inventing Imaginary Worlds, includes a “Childhood Worldplay List” of sixty or so individuals, ranging from Charlotte Brontë to MacArthur Fellow Laura Otis. As I indicate there, “I fully expect additional examples to come to light.” Here I suggest that Tomas Tranströmer, Nobel laureate in Literature (2011), also engaged in complex imaginative play that qualifies as imaginary world invention. 618 more words